CBI teams visit villages

JEYPORE: Three CBI officers on Wednesday headed for Laxmipur and Bandhugaon villages in Koraput district. They are to probe  the alleged irregularities in NREGS works during 2006-07.It was on Tuesday that a seven-member CBI team fanned out to Koraput, Rayagada and Nabarangpur districts. The team met the district collectors for relevant files and held talks with the nodal officers of the respective districts.  Though the CBI officials are tight-lipped on the ongoing inquiry, it is learnt that they would visit about 300 villages in these districts and verify over 5,000 NREGS cards. NABARANGPUR: The CBI team is expected to visit 16 villages spread over five gram panchayats under Tentulikhunti block of the district. Sources said, the CBI team would scan through NREGS-related documents in Koneimuda, Lokiguda and Lamtaguda of Lamtaguda gram panchayat, Porajabarangpadar, Paikabarangapadar, Porojadeopali, Chakadapas and Goudodeopali of Gododeoplai gram panchayat, Pujarigua and Janniguda of Pujariguda gram panchayat, Manchagam and Kenduguda of Manchagam gram panchayat and Bijapadar, Tobhapadar, Meratoni and Tentulikhunti of Tentulikhunti gram panchayat.While Inspector K P Tripathy has reached Nabarangpur and initiated probe, another  two members are expected to join him soon.Meanwhile, District Collector Sivabrata Dash called a press meet on Wednesday and categorically stated that the CBI probe was confined only to the financial year 2006-07 and limited to Tentulikhunti block.Bhawanipatna: The CBI team will begin its field visit as a part of the inquiry in Kalahandi on Thursday.Headed by Senior Inspector Manoranjan Das, the team reached the district on Tuesday. They interacted with Additional District Magistrate Chudamani Seth on Wednesday and collected documents pertaining to the scheme.The team will visit 17 villages under seven gram panchayats under Bhawanipatna, Narla and Thuamul Rampur blocks for field assessment.Earlier, the Centre for Environment and Food Security, Comptroller and Auditor General of India and National Institute of Rural development, Hyderabad, had reported irregularities in the implementation of the MGNREGS in these villages.